[MCOH-EH] Covid

[Charles Hackett]

Thank you
This is very helpful
I think our id code for pay lines up with your pep. 
If we tell people they can’t work because of an id issue when they want to. Does that line up
How have you determined those that should go on WC or have they requested and that is determined by your tpa
Because we have some residential homes that are part of our system the doh has requested all employees be tested when a patient there was positive. That’s how we face asymptomatic positives. As an aside of those that tested positive over 50% were asymptomatic
All the best
Charlie

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> How are you paying employees that are not working because of covid. If it is thought to have been acquired at work we are paying them up to 14 days from our precautionary excused pay program (we use PEP,  typically for conjunctivitis, or any illness in which the employee feels well enough to work but for infection control purposes we send them home) 
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> Are they going to workers compensation and if so how are you justifying if community spread. At this point we are accepting them, however as the state (MA) opens this is going to be a challenge. We have employees sign in and out of all rooms that the patient is a positive and r/o Covid. That may ultimately be the deciding factor 
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> If asymptomatic positive? We have not come across this yet...
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> If quarantined because a spouse or loved one tests positive. Our doh demands a14 day off work. We only test symptomatic and do not quarantine if the employee is asymptomatic,  
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> Do you have an infectious disease code that you’re using? Not sure what you are asking?
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> Since this started we have said you can’t work if your sick. Same as us
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> If truly negative we follow our joint eohs and infection control policy about duration, we do too
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> If positive we follow cdc guidance. Same here
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> about rtw being conservative about making sure symptom free or resolving symptoms
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> Thanks
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> Charlie Hackett MD, MPH
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